Fragrances Similar to ALFRED DUNHILL ICON RACING
Same accord family · 12 picks ranked by shared notes
Quick Answer
The strongest note-overlap match is Carolina Herrera 212 Men, sharing 6 core notes. Note overlap is not the same as identical smell, but if you love Icon Racing's structure, these are its closest neighbors in our catalog.
Shared notes ≠ identical smell. We rank by overlap in accords and notes, but two fragrances can share most ingredients and still smell distinct (concentration, ratios, and the perfumer's hand all matter). Picks with a Verified Clone badge are mapped by our community as true smell-alikes; the rest sit in the same olfactory family.
If you love Alfred Dunhill Icon Racing, these 12 fragrances share the most of its note structure. None of the picks below are designated clones. They share notes and accord structure with Icon Racing, but two fragrances can share notes and still smell distinct. Treat this as "same family", not "same smell".
Same Olfactory Family
Shared notesThese share Icon Racing's accord family and note structure. None are community-verified clones, so think of them as "in the same neighborhood" rather than "identical smell".
- #1
Carolina Herrera · 1999212 MEN
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.2 / 5 (34305)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Bergamot, Vetiver, Lavender, Musk - #2
Maison Alhambra · 2022NO. 2 MEN
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (517)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Bergamot, Vetiver, Cardamom, Lavender - #3
Argos · 2025NEPTUNE'S TRIDENT
join_inner 14 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3089)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Vetiver, Cardamom, Lavender - #4
Initio Parfums Prives · 2018REHAB
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (28021)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Bergamot, Vetiver, Lavender, Musk - #5
Lattafa Perfumes · 2024ART OF NATURE II
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (4759)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Cardamom, Musk - #6
Tabac · 1959TABAC ORIGINAL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.0 / 5 (3765)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Lavender, Musk - #7
Calvin Klein · 1999CONTRADICTION
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.8 / 5 (3698)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Pepper, Vetiver, Cardamom, Lavender, Musk - #8
Armaf · 2023ODYSSEY WILD ONE GOLD EDITION
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.1 / 5 (1390)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Lavender, Musk - #9
Bvlgari · 1996BVLGARI POUR HOMME
join_inner 14 shared notesstar 4.2 / 5 (10985)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Orange Blossom, Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver - #10
Liz Claiborne · 1996CURVE FOR MEN
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 3.9 / 5 (7123)Shared accords: woody, powdery, musky, aromaticShared notes: Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Cardamom, Lavender - #11
Floris · 2002EAU DE SANTAL
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.3 / 5 (3580)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Bergamot, Pepper, Vetiver, Cardamom, Lavender - #12
Orientica Premium · 2022ROYAL BLEU
join_inner 13 shared accordsstar 4.5 / 5 (3130)Shared accords: woody, powdery, aromatic, citrusShared notes: Guaiac Wood, Bergamot, Pepper, Cardamom, Lavender
How we rank, and why this isn't a dupe list
We rank by a weighted overlap of dominant accords (50% of the score), shared notes across all pyramid positions (30%), and shared base notes specifically (20%). Base notes carry weight because they drive what you smell hours into the wear.
But shared ingredients don't guarantee identical smell. Two fragrances can list the same notes and still smell completely different. The perfumer's ratios, the materials they sourced, and the supporting molecules all change the result. That's why we split this page into two sections.
Verified Clones are fragrances our community has explicitly mapped to Icon Racing in our Clone Lab. These are the only picks on this page we'd call true smell-alikes. The Same Family picks share its note structure but should be treated as "if you like Icon Racing, you may like..." rather than direct dupes.
Looking for verified dupes specifically? Visit the Clone Lab for community-mapped alternatives across the catalog.